https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo In the USA, we honor those lost in battle on the last Monday of May. What about the rest of the world? en-us 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC 2023-12-27 19:51:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/267e.png Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717034 Established to remember the Korean War, which began in 1950, and technically has never ended. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717034 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717035 Mashujaa is Swahili for "Heroes" and the day commemorates the lives of those who fought for Kenyan independence. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717035 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717036 Malta celebrates those lost in the struggle for independence from Britain on a date when four rioters were killed in 1919. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717036 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717037 Heroes' Day is celebrated in memory of those who fought for independence in 1975 and others who have contributed service to the country. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717037 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717038 Remembering over 20 million Russians lost defeating Nazi Germany in WWII. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717038 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717039 Commemorates the end of the Paraguayan War in 1870 and all those who lost their lives in the conflict. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717039 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717040 Commemorates the victims of the 228 massacre by the Chinese in 1947.]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717040 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717041 Marks a day to remember those who fought for the "freedom, welfare and progress" of India and sacrificed their lives. Takes place on Jan 30 because  Gandhi was assassinated on this day in 1948.]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717041 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717042 Honors Bahamian national heroes and replaced a holiday celebrating the arrival of Christopher Columbus, which is seen as a negative event for many native American populations. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717042 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717043 Commemorates the birth of Agostinho Neto, first president of Angola and leader of the war for independence from Portugal in the 1960s-70s.]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717043 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717044 Celebrates 10 key people in Barbados history.]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717044 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717045 Commemorates the execution of Jose da Silva Xavier, also known as Tiradentes, in 1792. Tiradentes led a movement to rebel against Portuguese colonial rule. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717045 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717046 Commemorates the signing of the armistice between the Allies and the Germans that ended WWI. It has been extended to honor all war dead. 

In the U.S., this is Veteran's Day, which celebrates all veterans, living or deceased. It is also celebrated in certain regions of Canada, the Cayman Islands, and Serbia.  ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717046 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717047 Commemorates the death of young independence leader Aung San in 1947. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717047 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717048 Honors the heroism of the Peruvian navy in a battle against Chile in 1879.]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717048 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717049 Marked to honor those who have died for the UAE in the line of duty - whether in the civil, military, or humanitarian fields. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717049 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717050 Commemorates the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. This day was declared by the UN and marks the beginning an official week of mourning each year in Rwanda. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717050 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717051 Commemorates the heroic defense of the Bataan Peninsula against the Japanese during WWII. Though the allied forces lost the battle on 9 Apr, they retook the peninsula in 1945. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717051 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717052 Marks the date when Nazis stormed the University of Prague in 1939, executing 9 and sending 1200 students to concentration camps. A demonstration on this day in 1989 started the Velvet Revolution, which ended Communism in Czechoslovakia.]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717052 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717053 Honors the bravery of the Chilean navy in the Battle of Iquique - which they lost to Peru in 1879. In particular, Chileans pay tribute to Arturo Prat, a national hero who inspired many to fight for their country. 

Chile also celebrates an Army Day closer to Chilean Independence Day. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717053 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717054 Honors "those who fought for freedom against the tyranny of slavery, those who fought for Universal Adult Sufferage and the birth of independent Jamaica."]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717054 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717055 Honors the day when the Cambodian people, with help from Vietnam, reclaimed their country from the Khmer Rouge in 1979. Over 2 million Cambodians lost their lives during the Khmer Rouge reign. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717055 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717056 Israel recognizes two days of remembrance. Yom Hazikaron commemorates those who died in combat in the service of establishing an independent Jewish state in Israel.

Yom Hashoah is a date of remembrance for the 6 million Jews lost in the Holocaust. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717056 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717057 Honors those who died in past wars or in service of the United Nations. Celebrated near the date when a truce was signed to end the Irish War of Independence in 1921. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717057 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717058 Commemorates those lost in the genocide of over 250 Armenian intellectual leaders by Turkish authorities in 1915. ]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717058 Emmaalloin2024 https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717060 Commemorates the first battle that Australian and New Zealander forces fought in during WWI in 1914.]]> 2023-12-27 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Emmaalloin2024/uteq36giu8lv50mo/wish/2834717060